X-alpha-Gal for Yeast Two-Hybrid Studies

X-alpha-Gal is a chromogenic substrate for yeast galactosidase (MEL1) and is used for detecting GAL4-based yeast two-hybrid interactions directly on agar.

The X-alpha-Gal assay detects the activation of the yeast MEL1 gene, a GAL4-regulated gene used in yeast two-hybrid screening. MEL1 encodes the secreted enzyme alpha-galactosidase, which hydrolyzes colorless X-alpha-Gal into a blue end product. Yeast colonies that express alpha-galactosidase in response to a positive two-hybrid interaction turn blue when grown on media containing X-alpha-Gal.

Features

Applications

Yeast Two-Hybrid Studies (Matchmaker Gold)

References

Aho, S. et al. (1997) Anal. Biochem.253:270–272.

Liljestrom, P. L. (1985) Nucleic Acids Res.13:7257–7268.

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